Pseudo-Archaeology

What happened 13,000 years ago? Was it cold, and then started warming, and then got cold again for a bit until it finally warmed up? Looks like it. Was there a comet that struck the Earth? Could be. D...

24 Touko 202338min

I’ve always found the Face on Mars to be one of the more fun and likable examples of pseudoarchaeology. What’s not fun and likable is sitting in your room in 1988 waiting for your Commodore 64 to upl...

10 Touko 202331min

With Indiana Jones 5 almost upon us, I thought it would be a good time to remind ourselves where we last left off with our favorite archaeologist. Indiana Jones 4 came out in 2008, took place in 1957...

26 Huhti 202350min

What are the Maya cenotes? The time has come for Dr. Kinkella to talk about himself even more than usual as he discusses his dissertation research, talks about pseudo-archaeological ideas about human...

12 Huhti 202343min

You’ve probably heard the name “Gobekli Tepe” in the archaeological world, but what is it? In this episode, we explore the wondrous world of a 10,000-year-old Neolithic communal/ritual center, but on...

29 Maalis 202333min

In this episode, I present a battle royale between two terrible ideas. In the first corner, the Silurian Hypothesis, which states that socially complex human beings have been on Earth for millions of...

15 Maalis 202329min

Let’s be honest: The time has come for me to answer my fan mail. Join me as I dispense pearls of wisdom to my adoring fan base, and take a deep dive into dating the Sphinx once and for all!Transcrip...

2 Maalis 202333min

You would think that dating the Sphinx would be pretty easy, especially since the Sphinx’s face is that of an Old Kingdom pharaoh, and it’s right in front of an Old Kingdom pyramid. Simple man that I...

15 Helmi 202331min